284 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 10
everyone’s heart, You have sent me to this material world to ex-
hibit the symptoms of a pure devotee.
PURPORT

Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu has given considerable discussion about
nitya-siddha and s@dhana-siddha devotees. Nitya-siddha devotees come
from Vaikuntha to this material world to teach, by their personal exam-
ple, how to become a devotee. The living entities in this material world
can take lessons from such nitya-siddha devotees and thus become in-
clined to return home, back to Godhead. A nitya-siddha devotee comes
from Vaikuntha upon the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
and shows by his example how to become a pure devotee (anyabhilasita-
Sinyam). In spite of coming to this material world, the nitya-siddha de-
votee is never attracted by the allurements of material enjoyment. A
perfect example is Prahlada Maharaja, who was a nitya-siddha, a
mahd-bhdagavata devotee. Although Prahlada was born in the family of
Hiranyakasipu, an atheist, he was never attached to any kind of
materialistic enjoyment. Desiring to exhibit the symptoms of a pure de-
votee, the Lord tried to induce Prahlada Maharaja to take material
benedictions, but Prahlada Maharaja did not accept them. On the con-
trary, by his personal example he showed the symptoms of a pure
devotee. In other words, the Lord Himself has no desire to send His pure
devotee to this material world, nor does a devotee have any material
purpose in coming. When the Lord Himself appears as an incarnation
within this material world, He is not allured by the material atmosphere,
and He has nothing to do with material activity, yet by His example He
teaches the common man how to become a devotee. Similarly, a devotee
who comes here in accordance with the order of the Supreme Lord shows
by his personal behavior how to become a pure devotee. A pure devotee,
therefore, is a practical example for all living entities, including Lord
Brahma.

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